Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0652

Leo stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around. I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Leo, you knew, didn't you..." The thought of those photos made my voice tremble involuntarily.

Nelson wasn't the only one who knew about those photos. At the very least, the security tearn on the third floor of The Secret knew, and so did Claudia.

Thinking about the call I'd just received from Claudia-was the "secret" she mentioned referring to those photos?

Lec didn't look back, but I heard him take a deep breath. "If you behave yourself, no one else will find out."

His voice was so emotionless that I couldn't discem whether his words were a warning or something else.

Nicholas was furious, clearly interpreting Leo's words as a blatant provocation, showing no respect for him. "Leo! Don't you dare..."

"Nicholas," I interrupted softly before he could finish. "Let him go."

felt dazed, my gaze drifting

Leo leave, then pulled up a chair to sit beside me,

from him. It filled him with a sense of unease, a fear that she didn't trust him enough

of food in my mouth

been delayed long enough that it's

the spoon from my hand. "If you don't want

not

me? Something you can't tell me?" Nicholas

stirred a sense of guilt in me. But I couldn't even

turned my eyes away from him. "There's nothing. You're overthinking it. He used to be Yasmine's boyfriend, didn't he? I just wanted

feel bad for Yasmine-after all,

What I said didn't

I didn't want to tell him. So, no matter how much

in his, his rough thumb brushing over

"Ari," he called softly.